ボクスターGTS | 車, 山, 湖, 柵, 駐車場, 屋外, 風景, PORSCHE, Boxster, 981
Touring Reports

【Grand Touring in a Boxster GTS, Vol. 3】 From Mount Bandai to Shinjo

My husband has written the next installment of his recent Boxster touring report. If you have a moment, please take a look. Taking the Boxster to Mount Bandai We woke up to clear skies in Aizuwakamatsu. The forecast said the weather should hold for at least the morning. On our previous visit to Aizuwakamatsu, we explored the area around Lake Inawashiro but didn’t make it to Mount Bandai. It was a place I’d been determined...

ボクスターGTS | 車, 道路, 木, 山道, 屋外, PORSCHE, Boxster, 981
Touring Reports

【Grand Touring in a Boxster GTS Vol. 2】 From Mount Haruna and Mount Akagi to Aizuwakama...

My husband recently shared the first installment of our Boxster touring series. Today, we’re back with Part 2. We hope you enjoy the ride. From Mount Haruna to Mount Akagi in a Boxster On the morning of day two, we left Takasaki and headed for Mount Haruna—the mountain said to have inspired Mount Akina in the manga and anime series Initial D. From Takasaki, we took Prefectural Route 211 and climbed into the hills. There...

車, 道路, ガードレール, 山, 木, ワインディングロード, 屋外, PORSCHE, Boxster, 981
Touring Reports

【Grand Touring in a Boxster GTS, Vol. 1】Driving Through Kanto and Koshinetsu in Early S...

My husband recently took his Boxster GTS on a long-distance road trip, and he’s sharing the journey in a series of articles. This is the first installment—hope you enjoy it! Day 1: Driving to Itoigawa in the Rain Rain was in the forecast on the morning we set off. We’d washed the Boxster ahead of the trip, so I backed it out of the parking space and fired up the engine. With around 46,000 km...

981 ボクスターGTS | 車, 海, 岩, 道路, 空, 海岸沿いの道路, 駐車中, PORSCHE, Boxster, 981
Porsche Boxster

A 2,000 km Year-End Road Trip in a Porsche Boxster【Day 5: The Final Day】

The other day, my husband said, “I wrote up an article about a Boxster road trip—take a look when you get a chance.” I thought, “Wait, when did we go on a road trip in the Boxster recently?” But when I checked, I realized it was the next installment of our year-end trip around Kyushu last year (laughs). So, if you like, please read on. The Final Day of Our Kyushu Road Trip in the...

ポルシェ ボクスター | 車, 道路, 木, 森, 公道, 走行中, 自然の中, PORSCHE, Boxster, 981
Touring Reports

A 2,000 km Year-End Road Trip in a Porsche Boxster 【Day 4】

Following on from A 2,000 km Year-End Road Trip in a Porsche Boxster 【Day 3】, my husband has written about Day 4. We hope you enjoy reading it. Boxster, Day 4 Our trip with the Boxster was nearing its end. Perhaps it was because yesterday we tackled the terrifying Route 265—a notoriously narrow, hard-to-drive road—but I think I slept exceptionally well. Today, we planned to explore the Satsuma Peninsula, so we set off from the...

車, 山, 空, 雲, 草, 屋外, 山道, 停車中, PORSCHE, Boxster, 981
Touring Reports

A 2,000 km Year-End Porsche Boxster Road Trip: Day 3

Following A 2,000 km Year-End Porsche Boxster Road Trip: Day 1 and A 2,000 km Year-End Porsche Boxster Road Trip: Day 2, my husband has written about Day 3 of the trip. We hope you enjoy it. First Stop: Aso in the Boxster At last, we’re heading into Kyushu. We chose a hotel in Yanagawa because it made a convenient base for heading toward either Aso or Nagasaki, depending on the weather and conditions that...

ボクスターGTS | 車, 道路, 海, 海岸, 木, 空, 海岸沿いの道路, 屋外, PORSCHE, Boxster, 981
Touring Reports

A 2,000 km Year-End Road Trip in a Porsche Boxster: Day 2

Following on from our previous post, A 2,000 km Year-End Road Trip in a Porsche Boxster: Day 1, my husband has written about Day 2. We hope you enjoy reading it. A Porsche Boxster Road Trip At 7:00 a.m., I wolfed down breakfast at the hotel and got ready to set off. Today, I decided to explore the Hiroshima and Yamaguchi area, but I had barely made a plan. I’d driven the Shimanami Kaido many...

ポルシェボクスターGTS | 車, 海, 山, 空, 地面, 海岸沿い, 屋外, PORSCHE, Boxster, 981
Porsche Boxster

Six Years Into Porsche Boxster GTS Ownership, My Husband Still Gets Excited Every Time He...

Six Years With the 981 Boxster GTS Our Boxster has just passed its second inspection in November. My husband used to say things like, “I wonder if the day will come when we have to part with the Boxster…” But as he’s spent more time behind the wheel, he’s discovered new things to love about it. He’s also kept up with maintenance and renewed the extended warranty, so I think he’s finally decided he wants...

718ケイマン GTS4.0 | 車, 積載車, 駐車場, PORSCHE, 718, Cayman, 982
Reviews & Test Drives

718 Cayman GTS 4.0 Review: A 981 Boxster GTS and 991 GT3 Owner’s Perspective

The other day, my husband had the opportunity to test-drive a 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and wrote up his impressions. We hope you enjoy reading them. Test-Driving the Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 The other day, I took my GT3 to the dealership for an oil change and was told they had a 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 available for a test drive. I jumped at the chance. My drive was brief, but here are my...